Indiana § 35-44.1-2-4 False identity statement

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-44.1-2-4 — False identity statement

Indiana § 35-44.1-2-4

Art. 44.1OFFENSES AGAINST GENERAL PUBLIC

Ch. 2Interference with General Government Operations

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Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-4 (2026).

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(a)A person who:

(1)with intent to mislead public servants;

(2)in a five (5) year period; and

(3)in one (1) or more official proceedings or investigations; has knowingly made at least two (2) material statements concerning the person's identity that are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false commits false identity statement, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b)It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the material statements that are the basis of a prosecution under subsection

(a)concerning the person's identity are accurate or were accurate in the past.

(c)In a prosecution under subsection (a):

(1)the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and

(2)the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently fo

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(a) A person who:
(1) with intent to mislead public servants;
(2) in a five (5) year period; and
(3) in one (1) or more official proceedings or investigations;
has knowingly made at least two (2) material statements concerning the
person's identity that are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them
is necessarily false commits false identity statement, a Class A
misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
material statements that are the basis of a prosecution under subsection
(a) concerning the person's identity are accurate or were accurate in the
past.
(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a):
(1) the indictment or information need not specify which
statement is actually false; and
(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for
conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably
contradictory statements concerning the person's identity.